Steam generator and cooking appliance
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSungho Choi
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Abstract
A steam generator is provided. The steam generator may include a steam chamber, a steam heater to supply heat into the steam chamber, a water supply, through which water to generate steam may be supplied into the steam chamber, one or more interference members disposed in the steam chamber to interfere with a flow of the water introduced through the water supply, and at least one discharge to discharge the steam generated in the steam chamber. The one or more interference members may be disposed under the at least one discharge and above the water supply.
Claims12
A steam generator, comprising:
- a steam case;
- a steam cover connected to the steam case;
- a steam chamber defined between the steam case and the steam cover;
- a steam heater to supply heat into the steam chamber;
- a water supply opening, through which water to generate steam is supplied into the steam chamber;
- a discharge opening disposed above the water supply opening, to discharge the steam generated in the steam chamber;
- an interference member in the form of a baffle disposed in the steam chamber, to interfere with a flow of the water introduced through the water supply opening;
- and
- a guide disposed in the steam chamber, to change a flow direction of the steam, wherein the interference member is disposed under the discharge opening and above the water supply opening, wherein the steam chamber comprises:
- a first space, in which the water introduced through the water supply opening is heated;
- and
- a second space, defined above the first space so that the steam generated by heating the water in the first space is additionally heated therein, wherein the water supply opening is disposed in the first space, and wherein the guide partitions the steam chamber into the first space and the second space.
A steam generator, comprising:
- a steam case;
- a steam cover connected to the steam case;
- a steam chamber defined between the steam case and the steam cover;
- a steam heater to supply heat into the steam chamber;
- a water supply opening, through which water to generate steam is supplied into the steam chamber;
- a discharge opening disposed above the water supply opening, to discharge the steam generated in the steam chamber;
- an interference member in the form of a baffle disposed in the steam chamber, to interfere with a flow of the water introduced through the water supply opening;
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- a guide disposed in the steam chamber, to change a flow direction of the steam, wherein the interference member is disposed under the discharge opening and above the water supply opening, and wherein the guide is disposed under the discharge opening and above the interference member.
A steam generator, comprising:
- a steam case;
- a steam cover connected to the steam case;
- a steam chamber defined between the steam case and the steam cover;
- a steam heater to supply heat into the steam chamber;
- a water supply opening, through which water to generate steam is supplied into the steam chamber;
- a discharge opening disposed above the water supply opening, to discharge the steam generated in the steam chamber;
- an interference member in the form of a baffle disposed in the steam chamber, to interfere with a flow of the water introduced through the water supply opening;
- and
- a guide disposed in the steam chamber, to change a flow direction of the steam, wherein the interference member is disposed under the discharge opening and above the water supply opening, and wherein the interference member is disposed under the guide and above the water supply opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.